Performance and Safety

More in this section

• Hybrid Grass
• Innovation
• Performance and Safety
• Resistance and durability
• Ecology and Convenience
• A forward-looking choice
• Types of Playing Fields
• Resistance and durability indices
• Precautions
• FAQ 01 Key Features
• FAQ 02 Application Areas
• FAQ 03 Comparing Savings
• FAQ 04 Market Demand
• FAQ 05 Duration Comparison
• FAQ 06 Comparing maintenance processes
• FAQ 07 Multidisciplinary Fields
• FAQ 08 Water Consumption
• FAQ 09 Frost and Heat Resilience
• FAQ 10 Innovative Value

The POWERgrass hybrid field offers superior traction, stability, and softness, ultimately providing a safe playing surface by strengthening the natural grass sod! Players quickly adapt to the playing surface and focus more on the game action, delivering greater entertainment.

POWERgrass Hybrid Field to Keep Up the Pace

Performance and Safety

Coaches emphasize that ball control is the most critical aspect of football. Achieving this begins with a player's ability to stop the ball on the first bounce. On the POWERgrass hybrid turf, the ball bounce is natural, and the player is supported by the reinforced sod, facilitating quick movements, directional changes, and acceleration or deceleration without losing balance.

It is now possible to play safely on a pitch that offers:

1. a uniform, flat, and hole-free surface even under intensive use,
2. a draining playing surface with traction even during rain to minimize falls,
3. a stable turf with a cushioning effect to help prevent back pain,
4. a turf that remains cool in summer and is frost-resistant in winter to enhance resilience and player safety,
5. a non-abrasive sports surface for a softer slide.

On the POWERgrass hybrid turf, the player feels safer, making them more inclined to engage in tackles and ball recoveries while offering spectacular play without the risk of skin abrasions, unlike synthetic grass fields. On natural grass fields, players avoid twists when the grass sod lifts, causing the foot to sink, a common issue when rooting is poor, especially during the winter.

Performance and Safety Indices of Play

Test of hybrid systems compared to natural grass

According to FIFA standards, hybrid grass fields are classified as natural grass fields as they contain less than 5% synthetic fibres. This classification is understandable as it is challenging to standardize a system consisting of 95% natural elements, which are subject to constant changes. However, there is a system known as POWERgrass, which provides playing performance and safety very similar to that of natural grass, maintaining uniformity over time and across distances as great as 900 km.

Several criteria determine the quality of a hybrid system, but for gameplay, three fundamental parameters are primarily considered:

1. Surface Hardness: The Clegg Impact Value (CIV) of the playing surface should range between 65 and 100.
2. Rotational Resistance: Field traction, essential for all gameplay actions, should range between 25 and 65 Nm.
3. Ball Bounce: The bounce height, when the ball is dropped from a specific height, should be between 60 and 100 cm.

These parameters were tested by FIFA at Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Tennessee (UT).

The test demonstrated that all hybrid systems examined are suitable for a world tournament, yet highlights some distinctive qualities of the POWERgrass system:

- It closely resembles the ideal performance of natural grass, which is used as a benchmark at both locations.
- The results related to Surface Hardness are consistent across both sites, 900 km apart, contributing to greater field standardization.
- Measurements with the Clegg hammer are near the lower end of the range, signifying a softer field resilient to intense foot traffic; this translates to greater gameplay safety and less necessity for intervention to relieve compaction, especially when values approach 100 CIV.

The POWERgrass system is available with a high fibre density per square metre, firmly anchored to the base with a force of 30 N. It comes with a 12-year warranty, ensuring sustained use and game continuity even if the natural grass shows wear in some areas. This allows for optimized maintenance planning, making the system much more sustainable economically, socially, and environmentally.